A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor

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dc.contributor.advisorWatson, Vanessaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorOdendaal, Nancyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPetzer, Bretten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-23T07:48:49Z
dc.date.available2017-01-23T07:48:49Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBuilding on recent research on barriers to cycling mobility in low-income South African contexts, this study explored the role of the built environment as a determinant of cycling practices along a mobility corridor in Cape Town, South Africa. The communities surveyed reflect the demographic and income disparities of the city, and their attitudes to cycling and the cycling environment both corroborate existing findings and pose new research questions. In particular, respondents of all income levels showed that they distorted their own journeys by bicycle to avoid areas perceived to have a high risk of criminal activity, even where this meant using routes perceived to present a high risk of physical injury. A second finding was that all road users engage in informal road behaviour, including motorists, and that this is an integral aspect of the study area's mobility culture. The methods used in this study were a series of interviews with three community bicycle-shop owners, supported by focus groups held in each community, and accompanied by a mapping exercise. Fieldwork took the form of accompaniment of youth cycling initiatives and observation of commuting practices by the author. The data obtained in fieldwork were then used to evaluate a selection of cycling environment assessment tools from the USA, UK and Australia, and a pedestrian environment assessment tool from South Africa, in order to evaluate their contextual appropriateness for the local determinants of cycling. The study concludes with recommendations towards a South African cycling environment assessment tool that would capacitate local government and civil society to deliver improvements to the cycling environment and capitalise on existing pro-cycling policies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPetzer, B. (2016). <i>A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22895en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPetzer, Brett. <i>"A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22895en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPetzer, B. 2016. A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Petzer, Brett AB - Building on recent research on barriers to cycling mobility in low-income South African contexts, this study explored the role of the built environment as a determinant of cycling practices along a mobility corridor in Cape Town, South Africa. The communities surveyed reflect the demographic and income disparities of the city, and their attitudes to cycling and the cycling environment both corroborate existing findings and pose new research questions. In particular, respondents of all income levels showed that they distorted their own journeys by bicycle to avoid areas perceived to have a high risk of criminal activity, even where this meant using routes perceived to present a high risk of physical injury. A second finding was that all road users engage in informal road behaviour, including motorists, and that this is an integral aspect of the study area's mobility culture. The methods used in this study were a series of interviews with three community bicycle-shop owners, supported by focus groups held in each community, and accompanied by a mapping exercise. Fieldwork took the form of accompaniment of youth cycling initiatives and observation of commuting practices by the author. The data obtained in fieldwork were then used to evaluate a selection of cycling environment assessment tools from the USA, UK and Australia, and a pedestrian environment assessment tool from South Africa, in order to evaluate their contextual appropriateness for the local determinants of cycling. The study concludes with recommendations towards a South African cycling environment assessment tool that would capacitate local government and civil society to deliver improvements to the cycling environment and capitalise on existing pro-cycling policies. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor TI - A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22895 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22895
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPetzer B. A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22895en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCity and Regional Planningen_ZA
dc.titleA contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridoren_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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